The Guardian
One For The Road
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August 29 1989
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Dukes Playhouse Lancaster
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This production at The Dukes must be one of the best this popular play has received, Christine Mackie and Colin Meredith are champion as Roger and Jane, the couple who wouldn’t be without their Tupperware or Beaujolais.
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Francesca Turner
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Yorkshire Post
Jack and the Beanstalk
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December 16 1988
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Leeds City Varieties
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Leeds City Varieties Theatre has never seen so many stars packed into one pantomime. The tradional theme is there - Jack (Simon O'Brien), the ubiquitous dame portrayed with laid-back hilarity by master of his craft Colin Meredith and the favourite nursery story of Jacks conflict with the giant at the top of the beanstalk.
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Anne Patch
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Bristol Evening Post
BreezeblockPark
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May 31 1988
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It is a black comedy that takes some time to start moving but which sparkles with mordant wit and an understanding of the pressures which drive the protagonists. Antony Morton (Ted) and Colin Meredith (Tommy) a among a good cast that handles the mixture of humour and pathos most skilfully.
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David Harrison
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Yorkshire Post
Breezeblock Park
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February 19 1998
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Leeds Playhouse
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The bulk of the humour comes from a couple of sparkling comic performances as the daft and sexy aunt and uncle played by Diane Whitley and Colin Meredith. The first half is weak on humour depending largely on a down-to-earth jolly jape over a marital aid. But after the interval the comic pair establish themselves well and the whole plot shakes itself into place.
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G.B.
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Manchester Evening News
Red Riding Hood
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December 3 1984
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Jeffrey Longmore is a marvellously daffy dame and the two not-so-bad wolves Nick Burnell and Colin Meredith are simply hilarious.
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Brian Hope
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Oldham Evening Chronicle
Red Riding Hood
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December 3 1984
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Oldham Coliseum
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Big bad Wolf (Nick Burnell) who had a nice line in double takes and Little Bad Wolf (Colin Meredith) whose quips deserved repetition stole the show.
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P.H.
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The Guardian
The Railway Children
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November 5 1984
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Perks is elevated to narrator- a useful device for sustaining the pace, and the flavour of Nesbit’s ironic asides. Colin Meredith makes a splendid job of him.
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Erland Clouston
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Manchester Evening News
The Railway Children
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November 5 1984
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Colin Meredith as the station master-narrator holds the whole piece together with relaxed professionalism.
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Brian Hope
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Oldham Evening Chronicle
The Railway Children (World premiere)
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November 5 1984
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The friendly look of the show is enhanced by using Perks the porter (Colin Meredith, a very engaging performance) as the narrator, moving in and out of the storyline, working the revolving set as he goes to give the play the lightness of touch and express-train pace it needs to hang onto, and make it ideal for a young audience.
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Paul Genty
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